THE TIME IS THE FUTURE. THE CREW ABOARD A MASSIVE COMMERCIAL SPACE VEHICLE IS ENROUTE TO EARTH WITH A LOAD OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL ORE WHEN THEY ARE SIDETRACKED BY MYSTERIOUS SIGNALS FROM A NEARBY PLANET. THE SIGNALS SEEM TO BE CALLS FOR HELP AND WHEN THE SPACE SHIP ARRIVES THEY FIND A RUINED, MOLDERING SPACECRAFT AND WITHIN IT EGG-LIKE LIVING ORGANISMS.